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MembershipUser.ResetPassword Method

Resets a user's password to a new, automatically generated password.

Namespace:  System.Web.Security
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The new password for the membership user.

ResetPassword calls the MembershipProvider.ResetPassword method of the membership provider referenced by the ProviderName property to reset the password for the membership user to a new, automatically generated password. The new password is then returned to the caller.

If EnablePasswordReset is false, the membership provider will return an exception.

If RequiresQuestionAndAnswer is true, you must use the ResetPassword overload that takes a password answer as a parameter and supply the password answer for the membership user. If a password answer is required and an incorrect password answer is supplied, a MembershipPasswordException is thrown by the membership provider.

The following code example resets a user's password and returns the new, automatically generated password. Note that RequiresQuestionAndAnswer is assumed to be false.

Security noteSecurity Note:

This example contains a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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